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Southern Hydrate Ridge V18

Location: 44.6ºN  125.1ºW     Water Depth: 780-771 meters      

The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) hosts abundant

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Southern Hydrate Ridge and Weather

The weather gods have been playing with us this past few days. Winds were above 20-25 knots with angry seas, which prevented us from diving after the dive in the International District Hydrothermal Field at the summit of Axial Seamount. Once the

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Southern Hydrate Ridge V17

Location: 44.6ºN  125.1ºW     Water Depth: 780-771 meters       
The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) hosts abund

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Southern Hydrate Ridge Work Complete

Our eyes have been on the weather since leaving dropping he RAPP winch technician in Newport Oregon by small boat. Winds and seas are expected to build and so we are working hard on getting operations completed at Southern Hydrate Ridge.

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Southern Hydrate Ridge V16

Location: 44.6ºN  125.1ºW     Water Depth: 780-771 meters        

The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) ho

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Southern Hydrate Ridge V15

The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) hosts abundant deposits of frozen methane (methane hydrates) that are buried beneath the seafloor.

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Busy Days at Hydrate Ridge and Oregon Offshore

The VISIONS’14 team of ship’s crew, engineers, scientists, and ROPOS folks have been very busy the past 24 hrs. During this time, we saw the complete installation of all three extension cables at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge.

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Leg 4 Hydrate Ridge Adventures

Leg 4 of the VISIONS’14 Expedition departed Newport, Oregon, today after a packed 2.5-day mobilization. The R/V Thompson is once again “loaded to the gills” with cables, junction boxes, instruments, and mooring packages

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